Nevada Incorporates Federal Wage-Hour Rules Into State Law

Nevada is incorporating federal overtime and compensable time laws into its own wage-hour laws, under a bill effective Nov. 20.

Activities excluded as time worked for federal compensable time purposes are also excluded from Nevada’s wage-hour law, under SB 8.

However, employer must compensate employees for time spent donning or doffing their uniforms or personal protective equipment if employees are not allowed to bring them from home, under the bill.

The compensable time provision of SB 8 is scheduled to sunset on Oct. 31, 2029.

SB 8 also incorporates federal overtime pay calculations, including regular rate of pay rules, ...